He musta thought it was White Boy Day
This afternoon is the annual Army All-American game, showcasing some of the country’s best players. And, in what has become an annoying, self-centered, attention grab, most players wait to announce their college intentions during the game. More power to them, they can announce it when and where they want. They are the commodities; do as you wish. However, the practice of recruits committing to a school, only to de-commit, or, even more disgusting, continue to openly talk about how you are still considering other schools, while still committed? Annoys the shit out of me. One prime example this year is OL/DL 5-star recruit William Campbell out of Detroit. Commits to Michigan way back, de-commits, says Michigan is still up there, enrolls for classes next semester at Michigan, then claims Michigan is now out of the running, and it’s down to LSU, Miami, or Florida. Hmm. If his actions facilitates coming to the U, at a position they are in dire need of, please, please, please sign me up.
If William Campbell wants to get paid, he should come to UM. “Oh, you are thinking of going to UF? I guess your family comes from money and you don’t need to worry about making a living after college. Because you will be selling insurance outside of Gainesville in 5 years time!!!” A monkey in a suit should be able to sell UM to a recruit. I don’t care how many rings Urban has.
Just make a nice glossy page brochure. Maybe 100 pages of the past 25 years of badass NFL players from the U. Color photos of Ed Reed and Ray Lewis makin’ nasty hits on bitch-ass honkies. Statistics showing the number of Pro Bowlers’ from the U vs. other schools. (Personally, I really want to know these numbers. We have 7 just this year. Does any other school have 2? God, they all suck.)
I would say (under my breath), “Now you can go play in Urban’s gimmick offense and have a real good time for the next 4 years playing in the BCS games. But then what? Hell, even Tim Tebow will be selling Toyotas in a couple of years. Now, you didn’t wake up at 5 am everyday in high school to hit the gym just to play on Saturdays, did you?”
And I would be hard on these little pussies. All recruits say, “I want some place that feels like home. Some place that makes me feel comfortable.” Well, I would say, “Look here, Nancy. Take your Polly-ass up to Ohio State and I’m sure Jim Tressel will bring you fresh-baked cookies to film study and you can sit on heated seats when it’s cold outside. Or you can come sweat it out at the U and get your little soft ass kicked around and turned into the next Ray Lewis. Go be a little bitch in Baton Rouge, Gainesville, or Columbus. We won’t miss you when we are lifting weights with Willis McGahee, Edge James, and Andre Johnson in the off-season.”
Update: Campbell picks Michigan, as most expected all along. Too bad. He acted like a complete douchebag on the podium, only interested in himself, which means he would fit perfect at the U. I’m just glad it wasn’t Florida. Urban is cleaning house.
